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Roland A. Bender

Roland A. Bender

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Neuroscience

D-Index
34
Citations
5256
World Ranking
9314
National Ranking
784

Overview

Roland A. Bender is affiliated with Universität Hamburg in Germany. Their primary research interests span multiple fields including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Within these, the scientist has engaged notably with subfields such as Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their research explores various main topics including:

  • Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Innovations in Medical Education

Recent scholarly publications by Roland A. Bender demonstrate engagement with endocrinological and neurological themes. Notable papers include:

  • "GPER1 deficiency causes sex-specific dysregulation of hippocampal plasticity and cognitive function," 2023, Journal of Endocrinology
  • "Sex-specific Regulation of Spine Density and Synaptic Proteins by G-protein-coupled Estrogen Receptor (GPER)1 in Developing Hippocampus," 2021, Neuroscience
  • "Integration naturwissenschaftlicher und medizinischer Grundlagen im Hamburger Modellstudiengang Zahnmedizin iMED DENT," 2023, Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz
  • "Studying estrogen effects in an in vitro-model of traumatic brain injury (TBI)," 2024, Brain Organoid and Systems Neuroscience Journal
  • "Comparative analysis of androgen and estrogen receptor mRNA expression in adult mouse hippocampus," 2025, Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Bender's frequent co-authors include Gabriele M. Rune, Aune Koitmäe, Yannik Karsten, Xiaoyu Li, and Fabio Morellini.

The scientist's publications appear across a range of venues, reflecting interdisciplinary interests. Primary publication venues include:

  • Journal of Endocrinology
  • Neuroscience
  • Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz
  • Brain Organoid and Systems Neuroscience Journal
  • Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Best Publications

  • Temporal lobe epilepsy after experimental prolonged febrile seizures: prospective analysis.

    Céline Dubé;Cristina Richichi;Roland A. Bender;Grace Chung

  • Developmental Febrile Seizures Modulate Hippocampal Gene Expression of Hyperpolarization-Activated Channels in an Isoform- and Cell-Specific Manner

    Amy Brewster;Roland A. Bender;Yuncai Chen;Celine Dube

  • "Dormant basket cell" hypothesis revisited: relative vulnerabilities of dentate gyrus mossy cells and inhibitory interneurons after hippocampal status epilepticus in the rat.

    Robert S. Sloviter;Colin A. Zappone;Brian D. Harvey;Argyle V. Bumanglag

  • Long-term, progressive hippocampal cell loss and dysfunction induced by early-life administration of corticotropin-releasing hormone reproduce the effects of early-life stress

    Kristen L. Brunson;Mariam Eghbal-Ahmadi;Roland Bender;Yuncai Chen

  • Enhanced expression of a specific hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated cation channel (HCN) in surviving dentate gyrus granule cells of human and experimental epileptic hippocampus.

    Roland A. Bender;Sheila V. Soleymani;Amy L. Brewster;Snow T. Nguyen

  • Hippocampal corticotropin releasing hormone: pre- and postsynaptic location and release by stress.

    Y Chen;K.L Brunson;G Adelmann;R.A Bender

  • Modulation of dendritic differentiation by corticotropin-releasing factor in the developing hippocampus.

    Yuncai Chen;Roland A. Bender;Kristen L. Brunson;Jörn K. Pomper

  • Granule cell hyperexcitability in the early post‐traumatic rat dentate gyrus: the ‘irritable mossy cell’ hypothesis

    Vijayalakshmi Santhakumar;Roland Bender;Michael Frotscher;Stephen T. Ross

  • Mossy fiber plasticity and enhanced hippocampal excitability, without hippocampal cell loss or altered neurogenesis, in an animal model of prolonged febrile seizures

    Roland A. Bender;Celine Dubé;Rebeca Gonzalez-Vega;Erene W. Mina

  • Aromatase Inhibition Abolishes LTP Generation in Female But Not in Male Mice

    Ricardo Vierk;Günter Glassmeier;Lepu Zhou;Nicola Brandt

  • Novel and transient populations of corticotropin-releasing hormone-expressing neurons in developing hippocampus suggest unique functional roles: a quantitative spatiotemporal analysis.

    Yuncai Chen;Roland A. Bender;Michael Frotscher;Tallie Z. Baram

  • Differential and age-dependent expression of hyperpolarization-activated, cyclic nucleotide-gated cation channel isoforms 1-4 suggests evolving roles in the developing rat hippocampus.

    R.A Bender;A Brewster;B Santoro;A Ludwig

  • Deletion of the Hyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channel Auxiliary Subunit TRIP8b Impairs Hippocampal Ih Localization and Function and Promotes Antidepressant Behavior in Mice

    Alan S. Lewis;Sachin P. Vaidya;Cory A. Blaiss;Zhiqiang Liu

  • Quantitative Analysis and Subcellular Distribution of mRNA and Protein Expression of the Hyperpolarization-Activated Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channels throughout Development in Rat Hippocampus

    Amy L. Brewster;Yuncai Chen;Roland A. Bender;Amy Yeh

  • A Novel Type of GABAergic Interneuron Connecting the Input and the Output Regions of the Hippocampus

    Katja Ceranik;Roland Bender;Jörg R. P. Geiger;Hannah Monyer

  • Febrile seizures and mechanisms of epileptogenesis: insights from an animal model.

    Roland A. Bender;Celine Dubé;Tallie Z. Baram

  • Hyperpolarization activated cyclic-nucleotide gated (HCN) channels in developing neuronal networks.

    Roland A. Bender;Tallie Z. Baram

  • Mechanisms of seizure-induced 'transcriptional channelopathy' of hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide gated (HCN) channels

    Cristina Richichi;Amy L. Brewster;Roland A. Bender;Timothy A. Simeone

  • Enhanced CREB phosphorylation in immature dentate gyrus granule cells precedes neurotrophin expression and indicates a specific role of CREB in granule cell differentiation

    R. A. Bender;J. C. Lauterborn;C. M. Gall;W. Cariaga

  • Postnatal expression pattern of HCN channel isoforms in thalamic neurons: relationship to maturation of thalamocortical oscillations.

    Tatyana Kanyshkova;Matthias Pawlowski;Patrick Meuth;Celine Dubé

Frequent Co-Authors

Tallie Z. Baram
Tallie Z. Baram University of California, Irvine
Michael Frotscher
Michael Frotscher Universität Hamburg
Céline Dubé
Céline Dubé University of California, Irvine
Gabriele M. Rune
Gabriele M. Rune Universität Hamburg
Yuncai Chen
Yuncai Chen University of California, Irvine
Rüdiger Köhling
Rüdiger Köhling University of Rostock
Ryuichi Shigemoto
Ryuichi Shigemoto Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Dane M. Chetkovich
Dane M. Chetkovich Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Heinz Beck
Heinz Beck University of Bonn
Thomas Budde
Thomas Budde University of Münster

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